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Forums - Sales Discussion - Amazon US December bestsellers thread - updated 01/01/15. AC X1 bundle #1, PS4 #15 & Destiny bundle #90

jlmurph2 on 06 December 2014
iTechHeads said:
Not surprising. XBO is on sale. PS4 isn't.


Didn't you say the price cut wouldn't be as much of a factor in December though?



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vivster on 06 December 2014
jlmurph2 said:
vivster said:
Just an interesting tidbit. The monthly bestseller so far is the exact chart as the bestseller for December 1st week aka BF week.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2014-12-01/videogames/ref=zg_bs_tab_t_bsar#1

Someone should call amazon and ask what's up with that and if the December numbers actually include BF.


The week starts December 1st not ends.

That actually makes sense. That's why the PS4 BF bundle is in the week of Nov 24th.

Just thought they would finish the week before they post it.

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man-bear-pig on 06 December 2014
jlmurph2 said:
vivster said:
Just an interesting tidbit. The monthly bestseller so far is the exact chart as the bestseller for December 1st week aka BF week.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2014-12-01/videogames/ref=zg_bs_tab_t_bsar#1

Someone should call amazon and ask what's up with that and if the December numbers actually include BF.


The week starts December 1st not ends.


Ahh okay thanks, that makes sense lolz



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thx1139 on 06 December 2014

Is there any reason to believe that the PS4 BF Bundles werent only going to be available BF weekend?



Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.

jlmurph2 on 06 December 2014
thx1139 said:
Is there any reason to believe that the PS4 BF Bundles werent only going to be available BF weekend?


People thought it would be back in stock Dec 2nd according to Amazon. 



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thx1139 on 06 December 2014
jlmurph2 said:
thx1139 said:
Is there any reason to believe that the PS4 BF Bundles werent only going to be available BF weekend?


People thought it would be back in stock Dec 2nd according to Amazon. 

Ahh OK, Although I never could find Amazon stating that or that the Sunset Overdrive was going to come back in stock.  I think it is likely that Sony made enough units for BF weekend and thats it.  Like Sony has done several times over the past few years with PS3 BF bundles.



Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.

ilovegirls69 on 06 December 2014

You guys only use Amazon as an indicator who be number 1 on NPD? I use all 3 retailers. Bestbuy, Gamestop, and Amazon. If one console is consistently selling more than the other across all 3 retailers for the duration of the month, then you can pretty much guess who will be number 1. But if it's only selling more at one retailer then it could go either way. When PS4 was outselling XB1 all year it was on top of the charts, or always above XB1, consistently across all 3 retailers. Currently PS4 is on top at GS-

 

http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=28-xu0

It's been that way since the bundle went on sale. At BB it goes back and forth between the two. But currently 2 PS4 SKU's are # 2 and 3-

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&st=Fast3sku18&sc=gameToySP&nrp=15&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&qp=cabcat0700000%23%230%23%237dw~~q4661737433736b753138~~nf1137%7C%7C4265737420427579204974656d73&usc=abcat0700000&browsedCategory=&gf=y&sp=-bestsellingsort%20skuid&cp=1&nrp=15

At Amazon the GTAV bundle is still out of stock so sales are going to lean more towards BB and GS. So Amazon is not a true indicator in this case.



jlmurph2 on 06 December 2014
ilovegirls69 said:

You guys only use Amazon as an indicator who be number 1 on NPD? I use all 3 retailers. Bestbuy, Gamestop, and Amazon. If one console is consistently selling more than the other across all 3 retailers for the duration of the month, then you can pretty much guess who will be number 1. But if it's only selling more at one retailer then it could go either way. When PS4 was outselling XB1 all year it was on top of the charts, or always above XB1, consistently across all 3 retailers. Currently PS4 is on top at GS-

 

http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=28-xu0

It's been that way since the bundle went on sale. At BB it goes back and forth between the two. But currently 2 PS4 SKU's are # 2 and 3-

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&st=Fast3sku18&sc=gameToySP&nrp=15&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&qp=cabcat0700000%23%230%23%237dw~~q4661737433736b753138~~nf1137%7C%7C4265737420427579204974656d73&usc=abcat0700000&browsedCategory=&gf=y&sp=-bestsellingsort%20skuid&cp=1&nrp=15

At Amazon the GTAV bundle is still out of stock so sales are going to lean more towards BB and GS. So Amazon is not a true indicator in this case.


Amazon has a monthly sellers list. So yes, it is an indicator.



todd2r on 06 December 2014

I was at best buy last night and the guy in his little yellow shirt was begging people to buy a ps4. He said,"hi. Welcome to best buy. We have ps4s in stock!" Everyone just kept walking. It was a sad sight. I hate seeing Sony so desperate.

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ilovegirls69 on 06 December 2014
jlmurph2 said:
ilovegirls69 said:

You guys only use Amazon as an indicator who be number 1 on NPD? I use all 3 retailers. Bestbuy, Gamestop, and Amazon. If one console is consistently selling more than the other across all 3 retailers for the duration of the month, then you can pretty much guess who will be number 1. But if it's only selling more at one retailer then it could go either way. When PS4 was outselling XB1 all year it was on top of the charts, or always above XB1, consistently across all 3 retailers. Currently PS4 is on top at GS-

 

http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=28-xu0

It's been that way since the bundle went on sale. At BB it goes back and forth between the two. But currently 2 PS4 SKU's are # 2 and 3-

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&st=Fast3sku18&sc=gameToySP&nrp=15&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&qp=cabcat0700000%23%230%23%237dw~~q4661737433736b753138~~nf1137%7C%7C4265737420427579204974656d73&usc=abcat0700000&browsedCategory=&gf=y&sp=-bestsellingsort%20skuid&cp=1&nrp=15

At Amazon the GTAV bundle is still out of stock so sales are going to lean more towards BB and GS. So Amazon is not a true indicator in this case.


Amazon has a monthly sellers list. So yes, it is an indicator.


No it isn't. Read my post again. You can't just use one retailer and say this console is selling more and ignore other indications of another console selling more. Come on man. Thats common sense. 

 

There are no GTAV bundles at Amazon. People are buying them at GS and BB. Amazon is usless until they get more in stock. It's not apples to apples.